You must have gotten several Konnichi Wa greetings at you during your stay here in Osaka. And if you’re not here yet but plan to take a trip here, it simply means, HELLO! Apart from the random greetings in Osaka, let’s see the fun facts about this amazing city. Enjoy them:

1. Before Tokyo became the capital of Japan, did you know Osaka was the country’s capital?

2. Osaka holds the crown as the third most populous prefecture in Japan. Fair enough. Bronze position. Amazing!

3. About 2.6 million people live in Osaka. Isn’t that quite a number? Mind-blowing if you ask me. Estimating it, that’s half of New Zealand’s population. Wow!

4. If you have a fantasy about Japanese food, then you’d be wowed by the amazing popular food in Osaka. Takoyaki and okonomiyaki are the best and most famous food in Osaka. I bet you can’t wait to try your taste buds on them.

5. Now, about the name, Osaka. Osaka is directly translated as either “large hill” or “large slope.” You may wonder why? It’s because this amazing city is surrounded by great mountains on three sides. That doesn’t sound complete, eh? Well, the fourth mountain is the famous Osaka Bay.

6. This fun fact should trill shoppers. In Osaka, there are underground malls. How amazing is that? Shopping underground sounds adventurous, right? In Umeda’s underground shopping mall, you’ll find fossils from the Jurassic to Cretaceous periods on the walls! I’m sure you can’t wait to go shopping there!

7. If you’re a fan of visiting temples, then you can see as many as you want in Osaka. Osaka is home to 3,395 temples, the second largest number in Japan. You could visit 5 temples every day during your stay and still not exhaust that number.

8. In Japan, Osaka is the heartbeat of all businesses. It is a bubbling city of vast businesses. You won’t be at fault if you’re motivated by the energy here to start a business. It’s just an Osaka fever!

9. If you also love visiting tourist areas, you can visit many archaeological ruins and ancient burial mounds in Osaka. The city is populated with a lot of historical and quaint buildings.

10. World War II caused a lot of damage to Osaka’s historical buildings and monuments. However, they were fixed after the war. You can check them out for a pleasant tourism experience.

 

 

1. 東京が日本の首都になる前に、大阪が首都であったことを知っていましたか？

2. 大阪は、日本で3番目に人口が多い都市として王冠を保持しています。けっこうなことです。ブロンズの位置です。すばらしい！